Health and Mental Health Care Policy: A Biopsychosocial Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 0205746942
- ISBN-13
- 9780205746941
- Category
- Health policy
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Authors
- Stephen H. Gorin, Cynthia Moniz
Description
"This text fills a void in social work literature by offering a comprehensive, in-depth overview of health and mental health care policy in the United States. "" Health and Mental Health Care Policy" provides a biopsychosocial perspective on health and mental health care and policy. It examines the legislative and political development of health and mental health care policy in the United States with a focus on the failure to achieve universal coverage and the development of employment-based insurance and managed care. The authors discuss the impact of poverty and inequality on health, examine the health status of disadvantaged and at-risk populations and consider implications for policy and practice.
